[[Image:Il-dupage-warrenvillegrove.jpg|thumb|right|175px]]DuPage County is named for the small {{wpd|DuPage River}} that flows through the county.

[[Image:Il-dupage-warrenvillegrove.jpg|thumb|right|175px]]DuPage County is named for the small {{wpd|DuPage River}} that flows through the county.

−

=== Parent County ===

+

=== Boundary Changes ===

+

For animated maps illustrating Illinois county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/illinois/ "Rotating Formation Illinois County Boundary Maps"] (1790-1869) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

−

*'''9 February 1839:''' - Du Page County was created from [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] County. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''; Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002 {{WorldCat|50140092}}, {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}</ref>

+

'''Prior to County Formation'''

−

=== Boundary Changes ===

+

*'''1790-1801''' - DuPage part of [[Knox County, Illinois|Knox County]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territory Northwest Territory]

*'''1812-1815''' - DuPage part of [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]]

+

*'''1815-1816''' - DuPage part of [[Edwards County, Illinois|Edwards County]]

+

*'''1816-1819''' - DuPage part of [[Crawford County, Illinois|Crawford County]]

+

*'''1819-1821''' - DuPage part of [[Clark County, Illinois|Clark County]]

+

*'''1821-1823''' - DuPage part of [[Pike County, Illinois|Pike County]]

+

*'''1823-1825''' - DuPage part of [[Fulton County, Illinois|Fulton County]]

+

*'''1825-1831''' - DuPage part of [[Putnam County, Illinois|Putnam County]]

+

*'''1831-1839''' - DuPage part of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]]

−

=== Record Loss ===

+

'''County Formation and After'''

−

=== Places/Localities ===

+

*'''1839''' - DuPage County created from [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]]

−

{{DuPage County, Illinois}}<br>'''To see a list of places in DuPage County, click on [Show] in the bar, above.''' The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

+

For more information see ''[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ipub15.pdf Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties]'' or [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/dupage.html DuPage County Fact Sheet] (Illinois State Archives). For interactive county boundary maps see [http://maps.ilgw.org/ Illinois County Boundaries, 1790-Present], [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Illinois/viewer.htm Illinois Historical Counties]

−

+

=== Record Loss ===

−

Wheaton Public Library has created a detailed list of historic towns in DuPage County on their [http://www.wheatonlibrary.org/townnames.html website].

+

For a list of record loss in Illinois counties see: [http://www.genealogyinc.com/illinois/il-counties/#courthouse Illinois Counties with Burned Courthouses]

== Records and Resources ==

== Records and Resources ==

−

−

=== African American ===

−

−

The following have information concerning African American research.

−

−

*[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records

−

−

*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard131.pdf Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research] describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.

−

*[[African-American Resources for Illinois]]

=== Bible Records ===

=== Bible Records ===

Line 81:

Line 88:

*History of Du Page County: historical and biographical; pub. 1913 {{FHL|224685|item|disp=FHL film 1036525 Items 1-2}} <br>'''Note''': no circulation to family history centers

*History of Du Page County: historical and biographical; pub. 1913 {{FHL|224685|item|disp=FHL film 1036525 Items 1-2}} <br>'''Note''': no circulation to family history centers

*The [[Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois|Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois]] has a DuPage County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of DuPage County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.

=== Cemeteries ===

=== Cemeteries ===

+

+

Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.<br>

[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Find A Grave]], [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=16&CScnty=711 list of cemeteries]. Additional information can be found at local level (city, township, etc.)

[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Find A Grave]], [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=16&CScnty=711 list of cemeteries]. Additional information can be found at local level (city, township, etc.)

*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. Washington, D.C., 1841. {{FHL|973 X2pc 1840}}; {{FHL|2321}}; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA186&lpg=PA186 Google Books]. [See Illinois, DuPage County on page 186.]

*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. Washington, D.C., 1841. {{FHL|973 X2pc 1840}}; {{FHL|2321}}; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA186&lpg=PA186 Google Books]. [See Illinois, DuPage County on page 186.]

−

=== Church History ===

+

=== Church History and Records ===

+

+

Church records may give birth, death and marriage information. It is usually best to locate church records with a search at a local level such as the city, town, or village.

*Search [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ADuPage+county+Illinois+church+records&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat] to identify a library near you which holds books of compiled church records for DuPage County.

+

+

'''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)'''

+

+

*Batavia Branch, Record of Members, 1936-1948. Members of the Batavia Branch, which was discontinued in 1957, lived in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties, Illinois. {{FHL|337935|item|disp=FHL film 7695}}

*Grosse, T. Johannes, et al. ''Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery and Burial Records, 1837-1988 &amp; Souls Register, 1888''. Includes full-name indexes. This was the first Lutheran church in DuPage County with boundary lines encompassing much of the county. {{FHL|538635|item|disp=FHL book 977.324 V3z}}

=== Court Records ===

=== Court Records ===

=== Directories ===

=== Directories ===

+

+

=== Ethnic Research ===

+

+

==== African American ====

+

+

The following have information concerning African American research.

+

+

*[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records

+

+

*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard131.pdf Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research] describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.

+

*[[African-American Resources for Illinois]]

=== Funeral Homes ===

=== Funeral Homes ===

Line 160:

Line 202:

=== History ===

=== History ===

+

+

Wheaton Public Library has created a detailed list of historic towns in DuPage County on their [http://www.wheatonlibrary.org/townnames.html website].

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=VI7vu8I9M0MC&dq=history%20dupage%20county%20illinois&lr=&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=history%20dupage%20county%20illinois&f=false The History of DuPage County]<br>by the Board of Supervisors of DuPage County and C.W. Richmond<br>Knickerbocker and Hodder, Publishers, Aurora, Illinois, 1877. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27716 Ancestry] ($).

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=VI7vu8I9M0MC&dq=history%20dupage%20county%20illinois&lr=&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=history%20dupage%20county%20illinois&f=false The History of DuPage County]<br>by the Board of Supervisors of DuPage County and C.W. Richmond<br>Knickerbocker and Hodder, Publishers, Aurora, Illinois, 1877. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27716 Ancestry] ($).

Line 165:

Line 209:

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=xHwUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2#v=onepage&q=&f=false The History of DuPage County]<br>by Rufus Blanchard<br>O.L. Baskin and Co., Chicago, 1882. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17671 Ancestry] ($).

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=xHwUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2#v=onepage&q=&f=false The History of DuPage County]<br>by Rufus Blanchard<br>O.L. Baskin and Co., Chicago, 1882. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=17671 Ancestry] ($).

The Stoddard Project is an ambitious attempt to inventory and index genealogical and historical resources in all the DuPage County repositories initiatied by John Stoddard, for whom it is named. The two-part project includes a listing of reference works and the individual libraries that house them, plus an index of individuals named in those reference works. The project incorporates histories of the county and of individual towns, high school yearbooks, histories of individual churches, maps and plats, old city directories and telephone books, holdings of back issues of local newspapers, etc.

The Stoddard Project is an ambitious attempt to inventory and index genealogical and historical resources in all the DuPage County repositories initiatied by John Stoddard, for whom it is named. The two-part project includes a listing of reference works and the individual libraries that house them, plus an index of individuals named in those reference works. The project incorporates histories of the county and of individual towns, high school yearbooks, histories of individual churches, maps and plats, old city directories and telephone books, holdings of back issues of local newspapers, etc.

Line 177:

Line 221:

=== Land and Property ===

=== Land and Property ===

−

*'''1796-1907'''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 ''U.S General Land Office Records''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]–($)

+

Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk . See [[Illinois Land and Property]] for more information about using land records.

*''Family Maps of DuPage County, Illinois'' (2007) plats the land of many nineteenth-century DuPage County residents. The publisher's [http://www.arphax.com/ac/-P216.aspx bookstore] includes a free online surname index. {{FHL|1280873|item|disp=FHL Book 977.324 E7b}}

−

*[http://landplats.ilsos.net/ Federal Township Plats of Illinois]

+

+

'''Online Resources'''

−

''Family Maps of DuPage County, Illinois'' (2007) plats the land of many nineteenth-century DuPage County residents. The publisher's [http://www.arphax.com/ac/-P216.aspx bookstore] includes a free online surname index. {{FHL|1280873|item|disp=FHL Book 977.324 E7b}}

+

*'''Beginning 1820''' [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Land Patent Search] See [[Illinois Land and Property#State_Records|Illinois Land and Property]] for more information about this database.

*'''1796–1907''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 U.S. General Land Office Records] found at Ancestry.com ($)

+

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3780 Illinois Public Land Purchase Records] This record extract includes over 538,000 land sales from the 19th Century. Each entry includes the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre, and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence. Available at www.ancestry.com ($)

*Civil War service men from DuPage County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of DuPage County.

+

Civil War service men from DuPage County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of DuPage County.

:- [[69th Regiment, New York Infantry|69th Regiment, New York Infantry]], Company D

+

+

==== World War I ====

−

*The [http://www.dcgs.org/ DuPage County Genealogica Society] (DCGS) provides a listing of all men from DuPage County who served in World War I. DCGS has also compiled an inventory of books and periodicals relating to the Naper Post 468 of the G.A.R.

+

*The [http://www.dcgs.org/ DuPage County Genealogical Society] (DCGS) provides a listing of all men from DuPage County who served in World War I. DCGS has also compiled an inventory of books and periodicals relating to the Naper Post 468 of the G.A.R.

=== Native Races ===

=== Native Races ===

Line 207:

Line 271:

=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===

=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===

−

The DuPage County Genealogical Society has published an [http://books.google.com/books?id=NrrQNwAACAAJ&dq=dupage+county+naturalization+index&cd=2 Index to the Naturalization Records of DuPage County].&nbsp; The index covers 6,000 individuals, and includes the full name, date, locality, country of birth; and the date and port of entry into the United States (where available). [http://www.dcgs.org/genweb/ Free online index].<br>

+

The DuPage County Genealogical Society has published an [http://books.google.com/books?id=NrrQNwAACAAJ&dq=dupage+county+naturalization+index&cd=2 Index to the Naturalization Records of DuPage County].&nbsp; The index covers 6,000 individuals, and includes the full name, date, locality, country of birth; and the date and port of entry into the United States (where available). [http://www.dcgs.org/genweb/ Free online index].

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for DuPage County are kept, see the [[DuPage County, Illinois Courthouse|DuPage County Courthouse]] page.

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for DuPage County are kept, see the [[DuPage County, Illinois Courthouse|DuPage County Courthouse]] page.

−

==== Family History Library ====

+

*'''Family History Center'''

+

+

[[Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] (FHCs) are branches of the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy.

+

+

You may search your address for a center near you on the&nbsp; [https://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch] site. The following center serves DuPage County:

+

+

:[[Naperville Illinois Family History Center|Naperville Illinois Family History Center]]<br>1320 Ridgeland Road<br>Naperville, Illinois<br>Telephone:(630) 505-0233

+

+

*'''Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)'''

+

+

The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories ([[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|IRAD]]), managed by the Illinois State Archives, houses the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. The [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/niumap.html Northern Illinois University (IRAD-NIU)] holds the records for DuPage County. [[IRAD - Northern Illinois University|Learn more]] about finding and using their records.

:[http://www.dupagemuseum.org/ DuPage County Historical Museum]<br>102 E. Wesley Street<br>Wheaton, Illinois 60187<br>Telephone: (630) 510-4941<br>A facility of the County of DuPage, the museum provides staff-assisted local history services of its photographs, maps, archives, and records.

See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/illinois/il-vital-records/ How to order Illinois Vital Records] or [http://www.genealogyinc.com/ordervitalcertificate/ order electronically online].

==== Births ====

==== Births ====

Line 268:

Line 359:

:*'''1839-1889''' Marriages {{FHL|265711|item|disp=FHL Book 977.324 V22d}} Two Volumes. also {{FHL|265711|item|disp=FHL Film 848650 items 4-7}} One of 2 films.

:*'''1839-1889''' Marriages {{FHL|265711|item|disp=FHL Book 977.324 V22d}} Two Volumes. also {{FHL|265711|item|disp=FHL Film 848650 items 4-7}} One of 2 films.

:*[http://www.dcgs.org/genweb/ DuPage County Marriage Index ]20 June 1839 - 28 November 1861<br>Originally transcribed by the DAR from Record Book A in the DuPage County Clerk's office, and later compiled for publication by the [http://www.dcgs.org/dcgs.html DuPage County Genealogical Society]

:*[http://www.dcgs.org/genweb/ DuPage County Marriage Index ]20 June 1839 - 28 November 1861<br>Originally transcribed by the DAR from Record Book A in the DuPage County Clerk's office, and later compiled for publication by the [http://www.dcgs.org/dcgs.html DuPage County Genealogical Society]

DuPage County Organization

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for DuPage County are kept, see the DuPage County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts

DuPage County is named for the small DuPage River that flows through the county.

The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a DuPage County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of DuPage County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.

Cemeteries

Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

State

1840 Pensioners

A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. FHL 973 X2pc 1840; FHL 2321; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, DuPage County on page 186.]

Church History and Records

Church records may give birth, death and marriage information. It is usually best to locate church records with a search at a local level such as the city, town, or village.

Search WorldCat to identify a library near you which holds books of compiled church records for DuPage County.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)

Batavia Branch, Record of Members, 1936-1948. Members of the Batavia Branch, which was discontinued in 1957, lived in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties, Illinois. FHL film 7695

Lutheran

Grosse, T. Johannes, et al. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery and Burial Records, 1837-1988 & Souls Register, 1888. Includes full-name indexes. This was the first Lutheran church in DuPage County with boundary lines encompassing much of the county. FHL book 977.324 V3z

The Stoddard Project is an ambitious attempt to inventory and index genealogical and historical resources in all the DuPage County repositories initiatied by John Stoddard, for whom it is named. The two-part project includes a listing of reference works and the individual libraries that house them, plus an index of individuals named in those reference works. The project incorporates histories of the county and of individual towns, high school yearbooks, histories of individual churches, maps and plats, old city directories and telephone books, holdings of back issues of local newspapers, etc.

For more information about the Stoddard Project, see the DuPage County Genealogical Society web site.

Illinois Public Land Purchase Records This record extract includes over 538,000 land sales from the 19th Century. Each entry includes the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre, and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence. Available at www.ancestry.com ($)

Medical Records

Military

Civil War

Civil War service men from DuPage County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of DuPage County.

World War I

The DuPage County Genealogical Society (DCGS) provides a listing of all men from DuPage County who served in World War I. DCGS has also compiled an inventory of books and periodicals relating to the Naper Post 468 of the G.A.R.

Newspapers

The DuPage County Genealogical Society has created abstracts from 1896-1908 from the Hinsdale Doings, a newspaper published in Hinsdale, Illinois. The index includes mentions of births, marriages, deaths, and other local news like family visits.

Repositories

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for DuPage County are kept, see the DuPage County Courthouse page.

Family History Center

Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy.

You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site. The following center serves DuPage County:

The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD), managed by the Illinois State Archives, houses the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. The Northern Illinois University (IRAD-NIU) holds the records for DuPage County. Learn more about finding and using their records.

Other Repositories

DuPage County Historical Museum102 E. Wesley StreetWheaton, Illinois 60187Telephone: (630) 510-4941A facility of the County of DuPage, the museum provides staff-assisted local history services of its photographs, maps, archives, and records.